Recently, the District Court of Jerusalem has sentenced the former CEO of the largest supermarket chain in Israel for actual imprisonment time. This verdict is very significant and is most likely to be a mile stone in the evolution of sanctioning for violations of antitrust law. It is worthwhile to understand the circumstances that led to this precedential sentence and the implications of the verdict. Background Supersal, Israel's largest supermarket chain, and Club-Market, the third largest supermarket chain at the time, had merged in August 2005. The merger was cleared by the Israeli Antitrust Authority (IAA) due to Club-Market’s financial distress. The merger has strengthened Supersal's position as it currently operates 281 stores while its biggest competitor, Mega, operates 213
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The District Court of Jerusalem condemns a former CEO for actual imprisonment time (Mr. Roznhoiz / Mr. Gidor / Supersal)
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